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Brewers Might Not Trade Freddy Peralta After All

The Milwaukee Brewers are one of the best teams in baseball and they've been able to sustain such success by getting as much value from each asset as possible.

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The Brewers Are Right in Giving Joey Ortiz Another Chance

While Joey Ortiz may have tested his manager’s patience with his poor plate discipline throughout a trying 2025 season, the Brewers continued to give him a long leash as their everyday shortstop.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / January 17

Brewers All-Star Reportedly Has Star-Studded Trade Market

Things are really starting to heat up across Major League Baseball right now with under a month to go until Spring Training. In just the last week or so, Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette, and Ranger Suárez all signed deals in free agency.

Freddy Peralta News / CBSSports.com / January 17

MLB rumors: Brewers still listening to Freddy Peralta offers, Orioles interested in future Hall of Famer

Here are the hot stove rumors for Saturday, Jan. 17

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The 'MLB active RBI leaders' quiz

Can you name the active hitters with the most runs-batted-in in their career?

The 'MLB teammates to hit 30 HRs in 2017' quiz

The 'World Series walk-off home runs' quiz

The 'Active MLB doubles leaders' quiz

Victor Caratini News / WI Sports Heroics / January 17

Ex-Brewers backstop joins Twins on two-year, $14 million deal

The Minnesota Twins are signing former Brewers catcher Victor Caratini for two years and $14 million, pending a physical per MLB.com’s Matthew Leach. After spending six of his first seven seasons in the NL Central, first in Chicago and then Milwaukee, Caratini migrated to the American League in 2024 with the Astros.

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The 25 most memorable sports plays of 2025

When it comes to unforgettable plays within the 2025 sports calendar, this was truly a special year. Here's our rankings of the 25 best.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Brewer Fanatic / January 17

Looking Back, Here Are The Top 5 Brewers Transactions Of The 2025 Season

The Brewers' offseason has been - in a word - quiet - as we wait in anticipation for the Freddy Peralta trade that feels inevitable. The Brewers are masters of improving on the margins and making seemingly small (or even tiny) moves that result in acquiring players with an outsized impact on the te...

Freddy Peralta News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / January 16

Brewers' Updated Freddy Peralta Market After Kyle Tucker Joins Dodgers

Could the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes actually have a trickle down impact on the Milwaukee Brewers? It sounds like it, at least. If you like our content, choose Sports Illustrated as a preferred source on Google.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / January 16

Brewers Set Sky-High Expectations For 17-Year-Old Phenom Ricki Moneys

The Milwaukee Brewers are understandably stoked about their incoming class of international free agents. According to MLB Pipeline's rankings, the Brewers landed three of the top 50 players in this year's pool of top teenage international prospects.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Brewer Fanatic / January 16

Episode 81: Contreras Back In Arb, Peralta Trade Rumors

Jack and Spencer preview a potential arbitration hearing between William Contreras and the Brewers, react to the latest Freddy Peralta rumors, and recap the 2026 international free agent signings.

Caleb Durbin News / Brew Crew Ball / January 16

Is Caleb Durbin the Brewers’ long-term answer at third base?

After breaking into the big leagues early in 2025, Caleb Durbin became one of the most intriguing and unexpected contributors on a Brewers team that rode young talent to the best record in baseball.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Brewer Fanatic / January 16

Scouting All 22 Players Of The Brewers' 2026 International Free Agent Class

The Brewers have $7.3 million in bonus pool money to spend this period, the vast majority of which has gone toward the names listed below. There will, however, be other signings interspersed throughout the next 11 months before the signing period officially closes on December 15th.

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The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Brewer Fanatic / January 16

Come See What's Brewing: The History of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers, Part 4

This multi-part series talks about how the Brewers got to the World Series and offers a timeline of the 1982 campaign, including player information, game recaps, and other events that affected the season.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Brewer Fanatic / January 15

Will Brewers Sign a Veteran Backup Catcher, While They Still Have the Chance?

But for a devastating shoulder injury, Jeferson Quero would already have made his major-league debut. He would even be a natural fit as the Brewers' backup catcher for 2026, and perhaps he'd have done enough that the team would have more seriously considered trading William Contreras this winter.

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Milwaukee Brewers News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / January 15

Brewers Sign 17-Year-Old 5-Tool Shortstop Prospect

The Milwaukee Brewers are one of the best teams in baseball right now, but they haven't built their roster in the same way that many of the other top teams in the league have.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Just Baseball / January 15

Playing GM: 3 Moves to Complete the Brewers’ Roster for 2026

In a winter that’s been filled with big signings and noteworthy trades, it’s been a quiet offseason for the Milwaukee Brewers. To this point, they brought

MLB News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / January 15

Giants Sign 30-Year-Old Speedster Away From Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers have had a lot of turnover on the farm system this winter. It's something of an annual tradition, as the Brewers are good at reclamation projects, and therefore bring in a lot of non-roster invites and midseason minor-league signees each year.

Milwaukee Brewers News / WI Sports Heroics / January 15

Milwaukee Brewers: Ranking the NL Central teams in January 2026

The Milwaukee Brewers find themselves in a territory unfamiliar to them as the 2026 Major League Baseball season draws near. In the past, they have widely been predicted to finish third or worse in the National League Central Division as they traded away their best players and did not spend much money in free agency.

Milwaukee Brewers News / WI Sports Heroics / January 15

Brewers’ 2026 projected lineup gets boost with bounceback year from key starter

The Milwaukee Brewers‘ lineup had one obvious weak link last season in shortstop Joey Ortiz. While stellar with the glove, he put together a truly awful campaign at the plate, one of the worst you’ll see among MLB everydayers.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Brew Crew Ball / January 15

2026 Brewers International Signing Tracker

The international signing period is among us! The Milwaukee Brewers’ bonus pool comes in at $7,357,100. We’ll be updating this tracker as the Brewers sign international free agents (all rankings per MLB Pipeline’s international prospects list; all signing numbers reported by Baseball America): No.

MLB News / Yardbarker / January 14

Which MLB ballparks could use a change in dimensions?

Each team's park should be different from one another while simultaneously aiming to keep a neutral playing ground.

Rob Manfred: MLB Has Discussed Shortening Schedule & Adding In-Season Tournament

MLB To Celebrate America’s Semiquincentennial Throughout 2026 Season

25 current MLB players who will end up in the Hall of Very Good

The 'MLB Home Run Derby champions' quiz

Jacob Misiorowski News / Athlon Sports / January 12

Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski Announces Personal News on Monday

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski experienced an up-and-down MLB season in 2025. The 23-year-old flamethrower burst onto the scene with a dominant first month, a stretch that earned him an All-Star selection and stirred debate around the league about whether the honor was warranted given his limited experience.